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Unf--k Your Brain
- By: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Narrated by: Faith G. Harper PhD LPC-S ACS ACN
- Length: 3 hrs and 39 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 19,214
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Performance3.5 out of 5 stars 16,802
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Story4 out of 5 stars 16,583
Our brains do their best to help us out, but every so often they can be real assholes - having meltdowns, getting addicted to things, or shutting down completely at the worst possible moments. Your brain knows it's not good to do these things, but it can't help it sometimes - especially if it's obsessing about trauma it can't overcome. That's where this life-changing book comes in. With humor, patience, science, and lots of good-ole swearing, Dr. Faith explains what's going on in your skull, and talks you through the process of retraining your brain to respond appropriately....
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1 out of 5 stars
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Untuck this recording quality
- By Martin J. Fogarty on 07-25-18
Terrible audio quality
Reviewed: 07-22-22
The audio quality sounded as if the author/performer were recording it on her smart phone as opposed to professional quality recording equipment. That actually makes it really distracting to try to listen. In addition, there is no reason that the author need to continue to use profanity throughout the recording. We get it, the title of the book says it and she doesn’t need to keep repeating the , fuck (and all it’s iterations), dick, etc. She is presenting helpful information and it would be more palatable just having her presented with maybe every once in a while emphasis on the word. I can’t recall if I use the credit for this book or not but knowing what I know now I certainly wouldn’t have
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State of Terror
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Joan Allen
- Length: 15 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 7,979
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 7,138
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 7,089
After a tumultuous period in American politics, a new administration has just been sworn in, and to everyone’s surprise the president chooses a political enemy for the vital position of secretary of state. There is no love lost between the president of the United States and Ellen Adams, his new secretary of state. But it’s a canny move on the part of the president. With this appointment, he silences one of his harshest critics, since taking the job means Adams must step down as head of her multinational media conglomerate
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5 out of 5 stars
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Wonderful story and great narration
- By Amazon Customer on 10-14-21
- State of Terror
- A Novel
- By: Louise Penny, Hillary Rodham Clinton
- Narrated by: Joan Allen
Riveting
Reviewed: 10-19-21
I found this book riveting. I enjoyed the references to possible "real people" and their antics. I couldn't put the book down especially during the final chapters. The main character, Ellen Adams, Secretary of State, is very believable and we know where the writers got their ideas 😀. What a great writing combo Hillary and Louise make! Please, give us more!!!
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The Audacity of Sara Grayson
- By: Joani Elliott
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
- Length: 13 hrs and 6 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 105
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 94
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 94
What happens when the world’s greatest literary icon dies before she finishes the final book in her best-selling series? And what happens when she leaves that book in the hands of her unstable, neurotic daughter, who swears she’s not a real writer? Sara Grayson is a 32-year-old greeting card writer about to land the toughest assignment of her life. Three weeks after the death of her mother - a world-famous suspense novelist - Sara learns that her mother’s dying wish is for her to write the final book in her best-selling series.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging, heartfelt, and well written story
- By Hessmess on 10-08-21
- The Audacity of Sara Grayson
- By: Joani Elliott
- Narrated by: Libby McKnight
Fun Read
Reviewed: 10-12-21
This was a fun read -- I listened to the audio version. I could easily relate to the characters and was left wondering "what is in the safety deposit box?" Is more to come? I was surprised to hear the performer mispronounce "library" several times. At first I thought it was attributed to a certain character but it was used each time the word "library" was mentioned.
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Tinaca Jones
- By: Matt Boren
- Narrated by: Retta, Matt Boren, Stephanie Lemelin
- Length: 2 hrs and 2 mins
- Original Recording
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 14,268
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 12,965
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Story4 out of 5 stars 12,908
What’s in a name? A lot. The name Tinaca, for example, has been passed down in the Jones family for generations of women. In fact, the Joneses name a Tinaca every other generation, to let the name breathe a little. To let each Tinaca shine. And shine is exactly what Tinaca Jones intends to do.
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1 out of 5 stars
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OMG MAKE IT STOP
- By Dee Dee on 01-03-20
- Tinaca Jones
- By: Matt Boren
- Narrated by: Retta, Matt Boren, Stephanie Lemelin
I couldn’t even finish it
Reviewed: 05-02-20
This book/story was just too superficial for me so I couldn’t continue reading. It was a flow of inane conversations. Just not my genre or age group I guess.
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The Captain and the Glory
- An Entertainment
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: John Hodgman
- Length: 2 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 98
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 85
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 85
A savage satire of the United States in the throes of insanity, this blisteringly funny novel tells the story of a noble ship, the Glory, and the loud, clownish, and foul captain who steers it to the brink of disaster. Absurd, hilarious, and all too recognizable, The Captain and the Glory is a wicked farce of contemporary America only Dave Eggers could dream up.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Not the catharsis many are seeking
- By Kevin y Laura on 01-31-20
- The Captain and the Glory
- An Entertainment
- By: Dave Eggers
- Narrated by: John Hodgman
Very Funny -- and needed in there "serious" times
Reviewed: 12-20-19
I found this book VERY FUNNY and so related to things going on in our country right now. It was comic relief to read. The author is very creative. I enjoyed it. Quick, easy, fun listen.
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Dutch Girl
- Audrey Hepburn and World War II
- By: Robert Matzen, Luca Dotti - foreword
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
- Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 2,624
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 2,313
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 2,300
Twenty-five years after her passing, Audrey Hepburn remains the most beloved of all Hollywood stars, known as much for her role as UNICEF ambassador as for films like Roman Holiday and Breakfast at Tiffany's. Several biographies have chronicled her stardom, but none has covered her intense experiences through five years of Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. According to her son, Luca Dotti, "The war made my mother who she was."
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4 out of 5 stars
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Good story, poor narration
- By sas on 07-09-19
- Dutch Girl
- Audrey Hepburn and World War II
- By: Robert Matzen, Luca Dotti - foreword
- Narrated by: Tavia Gilbert
Informative story of world war ll
Reviewed: 12-02-19
I found this to be a very interesting historical book about Audrey Hepburn and equal amounts of World War II history. I learned a lot about the Dutch resistance in the time of hunger and its long-term impact on Dutch citizens. It’s a really good read..
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In Pieces
- By: Sally Field
- Narrated by: Sally Field
- Length: 10 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 11,440
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 10,213
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 10,172
In this intimate, haunting, literary memoir read by the author, an American icon tells her story for the first time, in her own gorgeous words - about a challenging and lonely childhood, the craft that helped her find her voice, and a powerful emotional legacy that shaped her journey as a daughter and a mother.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Riveting Life Story of Sally Field's
- By DAW on 09-20-18
- In Pieces
- By: Sally Field
- Narrated by: Sally Field
Wonderful
Reviewed: 11-18-19
I enjoyed this book tremendously. Wasn’t really sure why I chose it to read and I thought it might be fairly frivolous. But it was nothing close to that. Deeply insightful and beautifully told. Many parts very relatable to the life of many women.
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The Only Woman in the Room
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
- Length: 8 hrs and 54 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 10,295
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Performance4.5 out of 5 stars 9,212
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 9,175
Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's plans while at her husband's side, understanding more than anyone would guess. She devised a plan to flee in disguise from their castle, and the whirlwind escape landed her in Hollywood. She became Hedy Lamarr, screen star.
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5 out of 5 stars
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incredible true story about heddy Lamar
- By S. Loew on 01-26-19
- The Only Woman in the Room
- By: Marie Benedict
- Narrated by: Suzanne Toren
Loved this book from beginning to end
Reviewed: 10-01-19
I could hardly stop reading/listening to this book it was so interesting. I had no idea the brilliance and talents of Hedy Lamar. The historical relevance of Nazi occupation of Austria, her relation to her first husband and his munitions occupation and exposure to her of significant conversation about THE JEWISH PROBLEM & her brilliant scientific mind AND to top that off the final insights as to her experience of sexism but her in during inference even on cell phones today! Wow, who knew.
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Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
- Length: 8 hrs and 42 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4.5 out of 5 stars 71,350
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Performance5 out of 5 stars 61,795
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Story4.5 out of 5 stars 61,430
How did Fidel Castro fool the CIA for a generation? Why did Neville Chamberlain think he could trust Adolf Hitler? Why are campus sexual assaults on the rise? Do television sitcoms teach us something about the way we relate to each other that isn't true? While tackling these questions, Malcolm Gladwell was not solely writing a book for the page. He was also producing for the ear. In the audiobook version of Talking to Strangers, you’ll hear the voices of people he interviewed - scientists, criminologists, military psychologists.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Enjoyable listen with some facts incorrect
- By Jim on 09-11-19
- Talking to Strangers
- What We Should Know About the People We Don't Know
- By: Malcolm Gladwell
- Narrated by: Malcolm Gladwell
Fascinating information
Reviewed: 09-27-19
I didn’t understand the title when I first started listening compared to what I thought the book would be about. I soon learned and it made perfect sense. I loved this fascinating book and want people in my circle to read it! I also loved the blog-presentation format. Captured my interest all the way through. Highly recommended.
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The Mars Room
- A Novel
- By: Rachel Kushner
- Narrated by: Rachel Kushner
- Length: 9 hrs and 41 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall4 out of 5 stars 1,256
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Performance4 out of 5 stars 1,126
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Story4 out of 5 stars 1,124
Featuring original music by Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon! It's 2003 and Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences at Stanville Women's Correctional Facility, deep in California's Central Valley. Outside is the world from which she has been severed: the San Francisco of her youth and her young son, Jackson. Inside is a new reality: thousands of women hustling for the essentials needed to survive; the bluffing and pageantry and acts of violence by guards and prisoners alike; and the absurdities of institutional living, which Kushner evokes with great humor and precision.
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2 out of 5 stars
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Too bleak for me; well-written
- By Margaret on 08-09-18
- The Mars Room
- A Novel
- By: Rachel Kushner
- Narrated by: Rachel Kushner
Interesting insight into prison life
Reviewed: 09-11-19
Though this is a dark book about the realities of women’s prison life and the circumstances that led some there, it is well written and the performance gripping. Not for the lighthearted. it’s a taste of reality for some to understand the prison industrial complex over the years.
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